Category Archives: Canadian Press
Chris Brown faces more legal trouble after police standoff
LOS ANGELES - It seems Chris Brown can’t avoid trouble. Following a bizarre, hourslong standoff with police, the “Deuces” and “Look At Me Now” singer was arrested Tuesday...
Aug 31, 2016
Arizona old-guard Republicans advance in primary
PHOENIX - In a year of political outsiders, two of the most prominent and longest-serving Arizona Republicans bucked the trend and easily beat back primary challenges. Sen. John McCain defeated a popu...
Aug 31, 2016
US evaluating Taliban video of captive couple in Afghanistan
KABUL - The U.S. State Department said Tuesday it is evaluating a video released by the Afghan Taliban showing a Canadian man and his American wife warning that their Afghan captors will kill them and...
Aug 31, 2016
New Tokyo leader postpones plan to move famous fish market
TOKYO - The newly elected governor of Tokyo has postponed a plan to relocate the world’s biggest fish market, one of the city’s most famous landmarks. Gov. Yuriko Koike announced Wednesday...
Aug 31, 2016

Clinton pitches her foreign policy to American Legion
CINCINNATI - Portraying a vote for her as a patriotic act, Hillary Clinton made a vigorous appeal to Republican voters Wednesday, arguing that she would best uphold American values, care for the milit...
Aug 31, 2016
Seven stories in the news today, Aug. 31
Seven stories in the news today from The Canadian Press --- CANADA POST, CUPW REACH TENTATIVE AGREEMENT Canada Post and its largest union have reached a tentative settlement, averting the prospect of ...
Aug 31, 2016

Gaps leave children at risk of online exploitation, federal study warns
OTTAWA - There are “serious gaps” - in resources, training and research - in efforts to protect young people from online sexual exploitation, warns a study prepared for the federal governm...
Aug 31, 2016
Canadian economy shrinks in second quarter, worst showing since financial crisis
OTTAWA - Weak exports and the Alberta wildfires hammered the Canadian economy as it posted its worst quarterly performance since the global financial crisis, but the three-month period ended on a posi...
Aug 31, 2016
Japanese Defence Ministry seeks record $51 billion budget
TOKYO - Japan’s Defence Ministry is seeking a record-high 5.17 trillion yen ($51 billion) budget for the 2017 fiscal year to bolster missile defence capability amid an escalating North Korean th...
Aug 31, 2016
Questions Trump may tackle in anticipated immigration speech
SEATTLE - After an unexpected visit to Mexico on Wednesday, Donald Trump is set to deliver a much-anticipated speech on immigration in Arizona. He’ll do so under pressure to clarify where he sta...
Aug 31, 2016